Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-03-15
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a long interval of silence once more
resume the pen, thinking perhaps
few items from this section of the
county might be of some interest to
many readers of your valuable paper.
Geographers inform us that about
three-fourths of the earth's surface
consists of water, but one might
Judge from the amount of rainfall
during the past two months thatnine-
tenths would be better proportion.
The roads still continue almost i'm
passable, with little hope of improve
ment for some time to come.
Measles, which has prevailed for
some time in this community, has
about disappeared.
Owing to the continued wet wealth
er, very few of the farmers have
burned plant beds. think if the
present ruinous prices for tobacco
continue during the coming year the
farmers would do better to burn their
tobacco seed instead of plant beds.
The raising of tobacco is running the
farmers in this county and depriving
the rising generation of educational
advantages, which time will meier
replace. Whole chapters might be
written showing plainly 10 what con-
ditions our county and state are be-
ing brought by raising the weed as a
staple product, but 1t seems TO me
that any thinking farmer with half
an eye might see for himself, and
would turn from the error of his
ways and seek to raise something
wherein there is more profit and less
labor, and at the same time would be
enabled TO school his children, they
not having 10 stay at home three days
out of the week to work in the filthy
stuff.
There is strong talk of our having
a bran splinter new railroad near us
soon, in fact they were surveying it
last Saturday. We are in hopes it is
not all talk, but that the shrill whis-
tie of the "Injine" may soon be heard
reverberating over our beautiful hills
and through pleasant valleys, act
ing as harbinger of increased pros
perity TO our community, for God
knows there is room for it.
Mr.. Il. d. Brown, who suffered so
severely recently, from loss by fire,
has the heartfelt sympathy OF the
whole community in his calamity, and |
if it was the work of an incendiary, |
have this to say: Judge Lynch new
er presided over case Tin my opin-
ion) where he would have better ju-
were he called upon to
preside.
Our worthy merchants Messrs.
Gilliland & Kennedy, seem to be do
ing thriving business at w. IL. No
lens old stand, proving by their gen
tlemanly department and low prices,
that they are worthy the liberal pat
ronage formerly bestowed on their
predecessor.
Our esteemed friend and popular
merchant, G. A. Bryant, seems to be
winning the hearts Of new custom
ers every day, while at the same time
he keeps a tenacious grip on the old
ones.
Mr.. 10. Francis has moved back in
10 our community once more. We
hope such worthy citizen as we con-
slider friend Jo to be, will conclude,
TO pass away the remainder of his
days among us. May they be many !
and happy ones, or, as the Irishman
puts it, "May he live to eat the hen !
that scratches over his own grave"
Mr.. Fate Forester is making his ar
to move to Tennessee in |
a few days. We are 10th to part with |
him. The void which he will leave
is not likely to be filled by a |
more clever citizen or upright gentle
man than he has proved himself to
be.
Our very efficient constable, John
Allen, when not engaged in official
business employs his valuable time
pricing and shipping tobacco. While
he knows how TO tighten down on
tobacco with the screws, he is no
ways backward in tightening down
OH the "Boys," when they wander in
10 forbidden paths, and transgress the
laws of the land.
Mr.. George Woosley, says:
lis sweet to love,
But OH how bitter,
I'll not write the rest, he might not
like 1t, and do not wish to hurt his
feelings, he has had enough to bear
lately, that, aud the measles together.
AGATE.